New Documentary Movies on Kanopy - Page 64

Yasuni Man

2020

Yasuni Man

2020
8.5
YASUNI MAN is the award winning documentary feature about a conflict raging deep within the Ecuadorian Amazon. It's a real-life Avatar story. Once under siege by missionaries seeking to civilize them, the Waorani people battle industry operatives and their own government in a fight to survive. Join filmmaker Ryan Patrick Killackey and his Waorani friend Otobo as they embark on an expedition into the most biodiverse forest on Earth. Witness what may be lost as oil companies encroach, human rights violations run rampant, and a forest Eden is destroyed - all for the oil that lies beneath Yasuni.
A Woman's Place

2020

A Woman's Place

2020
A Woman’s Place is a documentary short film by Ventureland, Vox Creative and KitchenAid that gives an intimate look at the culinary world through the eyes of three women: Karyn Tomlinson, Marielle Fabie and Etana Diaz. As each woman reflects on the biases and sexism that she faced at the beginning of her career, the stories seem to echo one another. Directed by Academy® Award-winner Rayka Zehtabchi, we witness glimpses of their dark pasts intertwined with the brightest moments of their careers. Each woman carved out a place for herself in the industry — not just as a woman, but as a butcher, chef and restaurateur.
The Sound of Identity

2020

The Sound of Identity

2020
5.5
In the spotlight of global media coverage, the first transgender woman ever to perform as Don Giovanni in a professional opera, makes her historic debut in one of the reddest states in the U.S.
Black Boys

2020

Black Boys

2020
3.5
Illuminates the spectrum of black male humanity in America. An intimate, inter-generational exploration, the film strives for insight to black identity and opportunity at the nexus of sports, education and criminal justice.
You Cannot Kill David Arquette

2020

You Cannot Kill David Arquette

2020
6.7
Following his infamous championship as part of a marketing stunt for the film Ready to Rumble, David Arquette is widely known as the most hated man in pro-wrestling worldwide. Nearly 20 years after he "won" the initial title, through ups and downs in his career, with his family, and with his struggles with addiction, David Arquette seeks redemption by returning to the ring...for real this time.
Suppressed 2020: The Fight to Vote

2020

Suppressed 2020: The Fight to Vote

2020
Deeply personal accounts from voters of color across the state of Georgia reveal deliberate, widespread voter suppression in the 2018 midterm election where Stacey Abrams fought to become the first Black female governor in the U.S. Polling place closures, voter purges, missing absentee ballots, extreme wait times and voter ID issues were in full effect again during the 2020 primaries and are on-going across the country right now, all disproportionately affecting Black Americans and minorities from casting their ballots. Now, amidst a global health crisis, the cruel weaponization of vote-by-mail restrictions has turned the constitutional right to vote into a choice between life and death.
CoroNation

2020

CoroNation

2020
6.6
As the first city hit in the global pandemic, Wuhan, with a population of 11 million, was placed under an unprecedented lockdown. The film showcases the incredible speed and power of China’s state machinery in its fight against the virus. On the other side of the scale is the crushing bureaucracy of that same machine.
Tiny Tim: King for a Day

2020

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

2020
6.1
The story of Tiny Tim’s improbable rise to stardom is the ultimate fairytale - and so is that of his downfall. For a brief time, the shy and truly unusual outsider artist was the biggest star in the world.
Bombardier Blood

2020

Bombardier Blood

2020
1.5
In an attempt to complete the Seven Summits, a do-or-die mountaineer with a severe bleeding disorder risks his life in order to shine a light upon the disturbing lack of access to life-sustaining medicine around the world.
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

2020

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

2020
6.5
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.
Represent

2020

Represent

2020
In the heart of the American Midwest, three women take on entrenched political systems in their fight to reshape local politics on their own terms.
That's Wild

2020

That's Wild

2020
1
The award-winning feature documentary That’s Wild tells the inspiring journey of three teenage boys at-risk from Atlanta attempting to climb four 12,000 ft snowcapped peaks in the heart of the Colorado wilderness, all while overcoming their own personal mountains.
Nobody Famous

2020

Nobody Famous

2020
Set against the backdrop of a socially and politically volatile sixties, Nobody Famous traces the quick rise and steady fall of 60s folk/pop trio,The Pozo Seco Singers.
The Magic Plant

2020

The Magic Plant

2020
7
Medicinal cannabis, along with other magnificent natural pharmacopeia, may be the answer to reclaiming our freedom and mending our bodies. This new film takes us on a fantastic journey into the natural realm of plant healing.
Nollywood

2020

Nollywood

2020
5
This documentary explores the diverse key players contributing to the success of the second-largest film industry in the world: Nigeria's Nollywood.
Trump Card

2020

Trump Card

2020
4.9
Trump Card is an expose of the socialism, corruption and gangsterization that now define the Democratic Party. Whether it is the creeping socialism of Joe Biden or the overt socialism of Bernie Sanders, the film reveals what is unique about modern socialism, who is behind it, why it’s evil, and how we can work together with President Trump to stop it.
Shtetlers

2020

Shtetlers

2020
2
Surviving WWII, small tight-knit Jewish communities (known as Shtetls) in the former Soviet Union clung to the old religion, language and craft until very recently. This documentary explores what used to be and what remains of these small communities, as well as the lives of the people who have chosen to stay.
Sex Next Door

2020

Sex Next Door

2020
Four sex workers give clients intimate experiences—ranging from the pleasurable to the painful—while offering a deep dive into their personal lives.
The Fight

2020

The Fight

2020
5.2
Inside the ACLU, five scrappy lawyers battle against the Trump administration’s historic assault on civil liberties - from separating families at the border, to rolling back transgender, reproductive, and voting rights.
Jennifer Aniston: More Than Friends

2020

Jennifer Aniston: More Than Friends

2020
4
There are multiple levels to global superstar actress Jennifer Aniston. Yet the road to success did not come without its challenges. Aniston radiates a vulnerable warmth both on and off screen that keeps her audience loyal.